Friday, October 11, 2019

AUTUMN CELEBRATION: An Original Poem



Early autumn is my favorite time of year. I enjoy the cooler days and colored foliage. I like the way my daughter decorates her house for Halloween. I love reading spooky Halloween books and poems to my granddaughters.
 
I wrote the following poem more than a decade ago:

AUTUMN CELEBRATION

In October, colored leaves
Fall from oak and maple tree--
Bright confetti shaken down
From their boughs. All over town
Trees are celebrating fall,
Decorating every wall,
Sidewalk, yard, and flowerbed
With pumpkin-orange, gold, and red.
We stand out in the falling leaves
And catch confetti on our sleeves,
In our hands and in our hair. 
We party till the trees are bare.

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Catherine has the Poetry Friday Roundup at Reading to the Core.

 
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11 comments:

  1. jamaOctober 11, 2019 at 11:00 AM

    Lovely poem, Elaine. The images are so vivid! I really like your use of confetti :).

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  2. Elaine MagliaroOctober 11, 2019 at 11:13 AM

    Thanks, Jama! I have always loved this time of year.

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  3. Carol VarsalonaOctober 11, 2019 at 12:25 PM

    Elaine, your poem and photo make a great combination for my autumn gallery, Abundant Autumn. May I capture them? Thanks for sharing your autumn fun!

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  4. Elaine MagliaroOctober 11, 2019 at 2:03 PM

    Carol,

    Yes, you may!

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  5. Linda BOctober 11, 2019 at 8:37 PM

    It is so full of the rhythm of celebrations, Elaine. I will never tire of autumn poems. Love "Decorating every wall,
    Sidewalk, yard, and flowerbed". Indeed, that's truth!

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  6. Catherine FlynnOctober 12, 2019 at 4:12 AM

    I love autumn, too, Elaine. Your poem captures the beauty of the season perfectly. I especially love "Bright confetti shaken down/ From their boughs." Enjoy these next few glorious weeks! Thank you for sharing!

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  7. Molly HoganOctober 12, 2019 at 7:53 PM

    I love the joyful celebration of fall in your poem. It's one of my favorite seasons, and this one has been especially beautiful and inspiring!

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  8. Linda MitchellOctober 13, 2019 at 10:12 AM

    ooooh, I love the confetti and the feeling of joy in this.

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  9. Elaine MagliaroOctober 13, 2019 at 12:28 PM

    Thanks,
    Linda B., Catherine, Molly, and Linda M.,

    Sorry not to respond sooner. I hit a writing dry spell for many weeks. Then, a few days ago, I got an inspiration for a new picture book set on the last night of October. I've been busy at the computer. And yesterday, my husband and I went to Grace Lin's launch party for her new book--A Big Bed for Little Snow.

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  10. KayOctober 13, 2019 at 4:23 PM

    What a fun celebration for fall. It's my favorite time of year.

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  11. Heidi MordhorstOctober 13, 2019 at 8:31 PM

    I like your last line very much! It's nice to have you back.

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